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Blade Runner: Post-Modern Cyberpunk Masterpiece

"Explore the post-modern, cyberpunk world of Blade Runner, delving into its hybridization, neo-noir style, and depiction of late capitalism. Uncover the auteur characteristics of Ridley Scott, from the director's cut to challenging gender representations. See how Blade Runner reflects themes of environmental and political concerns, while drawing on literary influences like Philip K. Dick. Discover the ambiguity and hyperreality that have made Blade Runner a cinematic classic."

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Blade Runner: Post-Modern Cyberpunk Masterpiece

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  1. Blade Runner Context

  2. Post-modernism • Neo-noir references • Hybridisation • Cyberpunk ethic (before the term was invented) • Bricolage • Style matches content • Hyperreality • Ambiguity • Depiction of late capitalism

  3. Auteur characteristics • Director’s cut – establishes director’s vision as ideal • Consistency of style across Scott’s other films • Undermining of mainstream sci-fi genre expectations

  4. Hollywood mainstream • Imposition by the studio of the initial ‘happy ending’ and voiceover to explain the narrative • Initial box office failure • Casting of a mainstream star

  5. Environmental concerns • Pollution • Overpopulation • Loss of traditional communities

  6. Political concerns • Excessive corporate power • Police represented as corrupt? • Fear for loss of national identity through globalisation (Are these themes also present in Scott’s Alien?)

  7. Gender representations • Masculinity as construct? • Femininity as construct? • Challenge to patriarchy? • Male violence • Challenging notions of heroism?

  8. Literary influences • Philip K Dick • Frankenstein • Paradise Lost • Greek drama Cinematic references: • Metropolis (1927)

  9. With reference to specific examples, how does Blade Runner reflect the context of its production?

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